Fabaceae Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
Honey Mesquite
Keres, Western - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 63
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Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
Scientific name: Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
USDA symbol: PRGLG (
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Common names: Honey Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Beans ground into a flour, made into a mush and used for food.
RECRD: 30408 id: 29957